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About
Provided by Jin Kook Lee
Career
Jin Kook Lee is a partner at Yulchon who practices primarily in the areas of Mergers & Acquisition, Fund/Private Equity and Capital Market. Mr. Lee has been involved in many notable IPO and equity capital transactions, and he has been selected as a Leading Lawyer in the practice area of Capital Markets by Chambers AP since 2017. On top of his expertise in Capital Market area, Mr. Lee is also one of the most recognized and experienced lawyers in Korea for advising on the M&A transactions, both inbound and outbound. He has been frequently advising on many of the top profile M&A transactions in the recent years, in which Korean companies involved either as purchasers or targets. He is also a fluent English speaker and thus heavily called by various foreign clients to support their cross-border transactions involving Korean targets / principals / investors.
Personal
Education
2008 Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M.
2001 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
1997 Seoul National University, LL.B.
Experience
2004-present Yulchon LLC
2017-2021 Member, KOSDAQ Market Listing Committee of Korea Exchange
2008 Foreign Legal Advisor, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, D.C.
2001-2004 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Lee Jin Kook has extensive experience advising clients on equity capital markets transactions and is well versed in handling IPOs for both issuers and lead managers.
Lee Jin Kook rises in the ranking table after winning acclaims in the market. He remains a counsel of choice among leading Korean corporations. He advises on capital market transactions, in addition to high-value acquisitions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jin Kook Lee has a strong fundamental grasp of law and is incredibly detail-oriented. He is able to quickly tailor arguments to suit the client's objective."
"He is very responsive and attentive to our needs, and very good at communicating and working with other attorneys in various teams to provide a seamless representation."
"Lee Jin Kook is very attentive to the client's needs."
"Jin Kook Lee has a strong fundamental grasp of law and is incredibly detail-oriented. He is able to quickly tailor arguments to suit the client's objective."
"He is very responsive and attentive to our needs, and very good at communicating and working with other attorneys in various teams to provide a seamless representation."
"Lee Jin Kook is very attentive to the client's needs."
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